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National Defense February 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Washington Pulse Cards stacked against procurement reform... Common business system deemed unrealistic... Air Force tanker debate continues... Army chat-rooms gain semi-official status...
The Motley Fool February 2, 2006 Seth Jayson	Boeing's Getting Better There's no doubt that Boeing shares have had a nice run, but there might still be a bit more altitude to be gained. Boeing itself is betting big that this will happen.
IEEE Spectrum February 2006 Jean Kumagai	U.S. Defense Dollars For Computer Science Plunge As long-term, federally funded projects become increasingly rare, some important problems aren't being addressed. However, it is critical for the future of IT in the United States and around the world that we figure it out.
National Defense February 2006 Grace Jean	Game Branches Out Into Real Combat Training The Army's PC-based video game, America's Army, is morphing beyond its original mission, becoming the platform for numerous other military and government training simulations.
National Defense February 2006 Stew Magnuson	Lasers Seen as Solution to Checkpoint Safety When it comes to stopping people and vehicles at checkpoints and during convoys, the Pentagon wants something more effective than "shouting, waving hands and shooting." A "laser dazzle" may be the solution, at least for the short term.
National Defense February 2006 Harold Kennedy	Marines Bring Iraq Lessons Into Street - Fighting Drills An urban-combat training center in California may be the largest such facility in the world. It can provide that "you never know what's around the corner" unexpected feeling -- just like in a real city.
National Defense February 2006 Grace Jean	`MarineNet' Reaches Out to Deployed Troops The Marine Corps created a distance learning enterprise network, called MarineNet, to deliver electronic courseware and interactive multimedia instruction to Marines around the globe.
National Defense February 2006 Stew Magnuson	Network Vulnerabilities Worry Pentagon Pentagon officials call the Defense Department's global communications network its weakest link. The question is how to manage the risk, and create a balance between security and the necessity of working with international partners and the private sector.
National Defense February 2006 Stew Magnuson	Rivals Gear Up to Build New Tactical Trucks There should be plenty of work to go around as the Army and Marines consider what, if anything, they will do to replace the high mobility, multi-purpose wheeled vehicle, better known as the Humvee.
National Defense February 2006 Frank Colucci	Truck Crews Test Anti-Sniper Acoustic Sensors To help defend U.S. soldiers in Iraq from sniper attacks, the Army will be testing a prototype acoustic sensor that will be installed in a weapon-mounted Humvee truck.
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